P Montreuil a contender to helm 'Zorro Reborn'

P MontreuilBernalPeruvian helmer Ricardo p Montreuil, who came on Hollywood's radar together with his video clip "The Raven," has emerged like a contender to direct "Zorro Reborn" for twentieth century Fox.P Montreuil is placed to direct the screen test for that pic's likely star, Gael Garcia Bernal, though there's no offer spot for him to direct the film.Advanced film aims to significantly reinvent the Zorro mythology by getting the protag behave as a masked vigilante bent on getting revenge against an evil tyrant and the gang of mercenaries.Several scribes including Glenn Gers have experienced a submit the script, with "Harker" scribes Lee Shipman and John McGreevy penning the newest draft. Mark Amin, Cami Winikoff and David Higgins will produce for Sobini Films.Universal acquired the privileges to grow "The Raven" right into a feature film in 2010, when Mark Wahlberg came onto make the Justin Marks-scripted pic alongside Steve Levinson.P Montreuil is repped by CAA, 3 Arts Entertainment and attorney Dork Feldman. Contact Shaun Sneider at shaun.sneider@variety.com